The former Brazilian leader has been taken into custody after authorities determined he posed a definite escape threat while under domestic detention.
The former head of state was found guilty of planning a armed takeover in last fall and sentenced more than 27 years in incarceration, but he was staying under confinement pending legal challenges.
Top Judicial Official Justice Moraes said the move to detain the elderly politician was a safety action after "new facts" were revealed.
This involved seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a invitation to a supporters' gathering that could facilitate a chance to flee".
Legal Document Reveals Escape Risks
In a document approving the custody, the magistrate said intelligence from the centre monitoring Bolsonaro's house arrest suggested the ex-president's plan to remove the surveillance device to secure accomplishment in his getaway".
This, it said, would be made easier by the disorder caused by the protest called by his son.
His offspring, Flávio, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a meeting of his supporters near Bolsonaro's home to take place on Saturday evening.
Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on online platforms on last Friday: Will you battle for your country, or observe everything from your phone there on your sofa? I invite you to battle with us."
He said the demonstration would be so supporters could "pray for his health and for the return of democracy in our country."
Diplomatic Refuge Fears
Part of Justice Moraes's decision was the possibility of Bolsonaro's "relocation to embassies near the dwelling, considering that the investigations revealed a history of organizing to ask for protection through a consular facility", a statement said.
The court filing emphasizes that the United States embassy in the capital, the capital city, is positioned around approximately 13 kilometers from Bolsonaro's home.
Worldwide Consequences
The former president's legal troubles have provoked anger from fellow conservative nationalist US President President Trump, causing him to implement a fifty percent tax on Brazilian product imports.
The former president is being kept in a Federal Police station in Brazil's capital city and will experience a detention review on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Top Court to authorize him to serve his whole jail sentence under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also requested that he be allowed to depart his residence for medical care, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for pulmonary infections and other health problems.
Details of Guilty Verdict
The former president was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at retaining his authority after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, President Lula.
High Court judges said that he had knowledge of a scheme which encompassed plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, his vice-presidential candidate, and to arrest and execute the presiding judge - the top judicial official who has been managing the former president's case.
The scheme was prevented because it failed to get the support of the military leaders. The current president was sworn in without problem on 1 January 2023.
But a seven days after, on the eighth of January, thousands of his backers invaded and destroyed government buildings in the national capital, Brasília.
The law enforcement took action and around 1,500 people were arrested.
The justices found that the demonstrators had been incited by Bolsonaro whose plan, they said, was for the national armed forces to step in, restore order and bring him back to power.
At the moment, Bolsonaro's lawyers called the over 27-year sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also banned from seeking elected position until the year 2060 - eight years after the completion of his term.
The ex-leader called the trial a "witch hunt and said it was intended to stop him running in the 2026 presidential election.
